COMMENT | The hypocrisy and inaction of the European Union (EU) and its member states have allowed Israel to freely continue its massacre of Palestinians in Gaza with total impunity.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) calls for impartial needs-based aid to be facilitated into the Gaza Strip at scale, the protection of civilians, and the immediate restoration of a sustained ceasefire; European governments must act decisively to expedite this.

For more than 20 months, Israeli authorities and forces have inflicted a punishing campaign, including large-scale forced displacement and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians in Gaza.

On a daily basis, our teams witness patterns consistent with genocide through deliberate actions by Israeli forces, including mass killings, the destruction of vital civilian infrastructure, and blockades choking off access to food, water, medicines, and other essential humanitarian supplies.